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OK I figured out that the kate version is just more 4G compatible and I don't think I need that.

Sounds good.

Re my post, I could have been more tactful -- I know from experience that criticism is hard to take. Sticking in 'lol's and saying you have a 'nerve' makes it even more difficult for you to take anything on board -- sorry about that. Sent you a PM re the points made.

if I buy from geekbuying the International Version that is not ES (I assume Spain) stock, will I pay customs to have it shipped to UK?

FWIW, re the original linked site (alibaba):I did notice in the comments people requesting that the value be listed as nominal on the package. And they were getting individual responses from suppliers.None of them on that site ship to Germany for some reason,** but do ship to other EU countries, and UK AFAIK.

Buying EU stock though would have it's advantages.

** I inquired and got a response in poor English that it was (something) to do with customs.

And any store on AliExpress is subject to the AliPay system which is arguably better than PayPal.

Use DHL delivery if necessary if you want guaranteed tracking.

Looking for smartphone

The stores I use, the last three sites provide cashback if you go through their site and purchase from the end store, (providing they list it), after a verification period. Cash back amount depends on store.eg. The RN2 cost me ~US$130 at DealsMachine a year ago, going via TopCashback I received US$13 back in the form of a Amazon Gift Certificate, (my choice).

I bought Redmi pro 3 international with $200 incl shipping and customs!!!good price? now, should I flash it when it arrives? or could I transfer my data/apps etc from my current samsung note 2 effortlessly? or I will have to install and configure one by one setting, account and app?

They contacted me after more than 1 week telling me they cannot fulfill my order. They got a phone which they opened it (wtf?? I pay for a sealed phone, not some return or demo!) and although I paid for tax free shipping, they said they cannot promise that.

Horrible!!! It validated again all the past horrible experiences I had with chinese retailers. It will take ages for chinese traders to get civilized and honest.

I will now buy from european company on ebay and report them to paypal.

Vickmall usually open the packages to make sure the installed ROM is Global, (as in not Chinese and will work with Google Play store - if it's not, they can and will flash it for you if you want), they are one of the better Chinese online retailers. Most would just ship the phone with whatever ROM is installed, (Chinese), and it's up to you to flash it.

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IMPORTANT1.All the phones has been full test and all the packages has been stirctly detection before ship out. If parcels received with serious extrusion, the seal marks opened,weight difference(empty Box) etc. pls open the package in front of the postman, need official proof from Post station and real photos. pls contact us asap so that we can make judgments timely.

ie. They test and check the contents before sending so they know that when it left them it was working. Considering you would have to return a faulty phone to them at your cost, this is fine by me.

^ I would have thought it's easy enough to figure out if a merchant is trustworthy or not (and if it's not easy, then I dont trust them). I think if you're not going to trust other sources (outside Europe), you're going to need to buy from someone in the UK -- you may not get the best possible offer, but you have more protection if something goes wrong.

Me (in .de land), I think I'd prefer to buy from one of those Chinese sites mentioned than from e.g. an unknown supplier in a different European country.